Professors: Dixon (English), Foster (English), Abel (English), Dreher (English), Japp (Communication Studies), Mamiya (Art and Art History), Potter (Philosophy), Fuller (Art and Art History), Spann (Broadcasting).

Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center: Ladely.

The film studies major and minor are interdisciplinary programs with courses in English, art, broadcasting, philosophy, communication studies and music which focus directly or implicitly on the critical, historical and theoretical discipline of the cinema. These programs are designed for students who wish to ultimately work in academic film studies, and also for those students who wish to understand film better as an art form, as popular culture, and a major medium of communication.

Requirements for the Major in Film Studies: The major requires thirty hours of approved courses, with four courses serving as core courses for the Major: English 213E (Film History); English 219 (Film Genre); English 239 (Film Directors) and English 373 (Film Theory and Criticism).

In addition to these required 12 hours of course work, 6 additional hours must be taken from Group A (see below); and 12 hours must be taken from Group B (see below).

Of the thirty hours, 12 hours must be taken at the 300 or 400 level, of which at least 6 hours must be taken at the 400 level. Students must take courses in at least three departments; no more than 12 hours can be taken in any one department, not counting the core courses. The general education core and electives will be those standard for the College of Arts and Sciences.

All students enrolling in courses offered by the Department of Broadcasting must have at least a 2.75 cumulative GPA. In addition, students wishing to enroll in Department of Broadcasting courses but who are not majoring in Broadcasting must have the written approval of the instructor. Courses in the Department of Broadcasting taken to meet the 18-hour requirement in Film Studies cannot be counted toward completion of the major in Broadcasting. Other Departments may have different policies in this matter; students are advised to check with the Departments in question to determine their policy in this area.

Requirements for the Minor in Film Studies: 18 hours, including at least 12 hours from courses listed in Group A. Students are directed to course listings in Group B for additional course offerings in the Film Studies Minor. Students must take courses in at least three departments; no more than 12 hours can be taken in any one department.

NOTE: Courses starred with as asterisk (*) are for the major ONLY; all other courses are for either the major or minor in film studies.

Group A

Art and Art History

• 161 Beginning Photography (2 cr)
• 261 Beginning Photography (3 cr)

Broadcasting

• *226 Introduction to Broadcasting (3 cr)
• *227 Principles of Radio and Television (3 cr)
• *269 Field Video Production (3 cr)
• 369 Cinematography/Videography (3 cr)
• *455/855 Broadcasting Programming (3 cr)
• *458/856 Cable Telecommunications (3 cr)
• *461/861 Instructional Television
• 469 Advanced Cinematography/Videography (3 cr)
• 473 Broadcasting Documentary (3 cr)
• *499 Independent Study in Broadcasting (3 cr)

English

• 209 Film: The Documentary (3 cr)
• 213E Intro to Film History (3 cr)
• 219 Film Genre (3cr)
• 230A Shakespeare (3 cr)
• 239 Film Directors (3 cr)
• 239B Women Filmmakers (3 cr)
• 269 Film Periods (3 cr)
• 270 Literary/Critical Theory (3 cr)
• 282 Literature and the Other Arts (3cr)
• 283 Contemporary Culture (3cr)
• 313B The Film Industry (3 cr)
• 315B Women in Popular Culture (3 cr)
• 349 National Cinemas (3 cr)
• 413/813 Film (3 cr)
• 439/839 Film Directors (3 cr)
• 459/859 Writing for Film and TV (3 cr)

Group B:

*Communication Studies:

• *130 Communication Strategies in Society (3 cr)
• *198 Special Topics (3 cr)
• *200 Introduction to Communication Studies (3 cr)
• *211 Intercultural Communication (3 cr)
• *280 Communication and Popular Culture (3 cr)
• *380 Gender and Communication (3 cr)
• *427/827 Instructional Communication (3 cr)
• *480/880 Critical and Interpretive Research (3 cr)

Art and Art History

• 262 Intermediate Photography (3 cr)
• 263 Color Photography (3 cr)
• *264 Alternative Photographic Processes (3 cr)
• 361 Advanced Photography I (2-5 cr)
• 362 Advanced Photography II (2-5 cr)
• *399 Special Topics in Art (3 cr)
• 461/861 Advanced Photography III (3 cr)
• 462/862 Advanced Photography IV (3 cr)
• 483/883 History of Photography (3 cr)
• 487/887 Photography Since 1960 (3 cr)
• *496 Problems in the Studio (3 cr)

Music/Art and Art History/Theatre Arts

• 388 Arts of the 20th Century: 1900- 1945 (3 cr)
• 389 Arts of the 20th Century: 1945 to Present (3 cr)

Philosophy

• 327 Aesthetics (3 cr)
• 921 Aesthetics Seminar (1-24 cr)